Safety-match-box holder



June 12, 1923. 11,458,239

J. A. OBERMAEER SAFETY MATCH BOX HGLDER 7 Filed Aug. 9, 1919 QYmfinfiw" Qfohn CZ. Olwrmr wor wy Patented June 12, 1923.

U N E ii JOHN A. OBERMAIER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .AiSSIG'NOR TO WILIVIORT MANUFACTUR- ING'r COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SAFETY-MATCH-BOX ironnnn.

Application filed August 9, 1919. Serial No. 816,299.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JOHN A. OBERMAIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Safety-Match-Box.

Holders, of which the following is a full,

clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingd'rawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in match box holders and has special reference to holders for the match boxes which are commonly used for containing what are known as safety matches.

This form of match box comprises an outer member open at its ends and an inner tray member inwhich the matches are arranged lengthwise and which is adapted to be pushed out endwise through one end of the outer member to expose the matches. Stands have been provided for these boxes, comprising a holder into which the box is adapted to be laced lengthwise in upright position and having an upstanding projection at its lower end adapted to project the tray upwardly out of the outer part of the box, as the box is placed in position. Then the projecting part of the tray is usually torn off leaving the ends of the matches projecting and in position .to be readily grasped for removal. The side edges of such boxes are usually provided with a suitable chemical preparation upon which the safety match is to be rubbed in order to cause it to be ignited and the holder as commonly constructed exposes the side edges of the match box for this purpose.

The object of my invention is to provide a holder for such boxes which shall be formed of a single piece of sheet metal, which can be manufactured cheaply and quickly by the usual facilities for such work; which shall have upstanding parts struck up 435 from the sheet to cause the tray to be projected and which shall be formednot only to expose the side edges of the match box, but shall also clasp the box with a spring pressure to prevent the inadvertent removal W of the box from the holder.

The holder is secured in upright position upon a suitable base having a part upon which the holder is permanently secured by soldering or otherwise.

F My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the complete match box holder, showing the box of matches inplace therein;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the sheet metal blank from which the box holder is formed;

Figure 3 is aside elevation of the formed up holder; and

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

A complete, match box'holder comprises a suitable base 1, having a part 2 upon which I mount the holder proper 3.

The essential features of the holder 3 are that it shall retain the match box a in upright position, that it shall expose the side edges 5 thereof so that the match heads may be rubbedthereon to ignite them, and that the inner tray 6 containing the matches 7 shall be projected upwardly when the match box is placed in the holderso that the upper ends of the matches shall be projected above the upper end of the match box to facilitate the removal of the matches.

All of these essential functions as well as the added one of the holder clasping the match box with spring pressure for retaining the box against inadvertent removal are inherent in the holder of my invention.

In Figure 2 I have illustrated the blank 8 out of which I make the holder 3. blank comprises a flat elongated piece of sheet metal rectangular in form and having its corners rounded oil to remove sharp corners and give a more finished appearance.

The width of the blank is coincident with the width of the box 4 and it is long enough to provide two sides 10 equal in length to the length of the box and a bottom 11 of a width, lengthwise of the blank, equal to the thickness of the box 4;, so that when the blank is bent into the form shown in Figure 3 upon the dotted lines 12 shown on Figure 2 the side members 10 shall be spaced apart far enough to nicely receive the box between them. I preferably form the two sides 10 inclined inwardly towards each other so that it is necessary to spring them outwardly to enter the box 4. between them. This causes the side members 10 to clasp the box with spring pressure and retain it against accidental removal.

To cause the tray member 6 to be pro jected when the box 4 is placed in the holder and to retain the box in the holder against being pushed-out sidewise when the matches are rubbed on the side edges of the box, I

4 strike up projections or tongues 13 out'of the body of the blank before the same is bent.- I 7 These projections 13 are for-med out of the bottom portion 11 of the blank, they are rectangular in shape and are formed by severing them upon three lines 14 15 and 1 6, and then bending them along the fourth side 17 so that they stand up vfrom the bot:

tom 11"at right angles thereto and so ,as to ,shown in Figure 3, they will be spaced apart 1 box is inserted into position jections13 are enough narrower than the transversely of the blank a sufiicient distance to cause them to enter within thesideso of the outer box member 4 and engage. the lower wall 19. of the inner or tray member 6 and cause the same to be projectedas the bottom 11 to provide spaces betweentheir side .edges and thesides 10 of the holder to receive the side walls of the box L when the same'is entered into the iholder. Furthermore these projections thus arranged lie flat against the inner surfacesofthe sides 5 ofthe bOX l and assist in preventing the box being tipped over, or pushedout sideways in lighting amatc'h.

. forming processes.

neat 1n appearanceand serves to properly.

These pro- The projections 13 as indicated in Figure 2 -a,re short enough to leave a central integral bar" 20 between their inner'ends and by which I mount the holder proper 3 upon the base by soldering .or otherwise securing this bar 20111 90111 the upper part thereof.

The box holder proper of my invention can be manufactured cheaply and rapidly by well known sheet metal stamping and It is light in weight,

hold a safety match" box. j

While I have shown and described v a specific form of my inveiition'and indicated a preferred method of manufacture my in vention is not thus limited. I I

Iclaimr A matchbox holder comprising, inv com-' bination, a single piecerof metal bent to a U-shape with a bight equal to the depth of.

a matchbox, and arms of a width substantially equal to'th'jef width oi a match box, the

length of said arms'being somewhat greater than the length of a match box,' and integral 1 projections struck up out Io fsaid bight to a the length of a. match box and the length of said side portions, whereby said integral projections abut ithe'match box -itself to hold it projecting above said side portions, andv co distance greater than ,the' difference between permit'the cover to slide below said side portions.

In wltn'ess whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 6th day of Au 1919. 7

JOHN o ERMAITEB: f it 

